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The Second Sex
About This Book
Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir's masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of "woman," and a groundbreaking exploration of inequality and otherness. This long-awaited new edition reinstates significant portions of the original French t...
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Reading Time Estimates
19h 24m
slow reader
180 WPM
13h 58m
average reader
250 WPM
9h 59m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 209,550 words📅 28 days at 30 min/day
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13 h 58 min
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Audiobook (1.5x)
15 h 31 min
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23 h 17 min
Audio 2x
11 h 39 min
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- 📅28 days reading 30 min/day
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